^ But the girdling of roses, both bushes and 

 climbers need not occur, if they are properly 

 protecHied, as they should be. That is accomplished 

 by packing soil up, and around them at lea^ ten 

 or twelve inches, for the bushes, and somewhat 

 more than that for all the climbers. 

 ^ The soil should be packed hard, with the back of 

 a spade, but not until after the ground is frozen. 

 This will not only prevent girdling, but will at the 

 same time prove to be a mo^ efficient and easily 

 applied Winter protecftion. 



^ There are numerous advantages in protecfting 

 roses in this way. In the fir^t place it will prevent 

 girdling, for no bark-eating creature (the girdlers) 

 will attempt to penetrate the hard-packed pro- 

 tecting soil and, at the same time, a Winter 

 protection of the very be^ sort is provided. Then 

 you are also giving additional soil to the rose beds 

 and rose borders that may be somewhat in need of 

 it, which is pradtically true of all rose beds and 

 borders after the usual Spring, Summer and 

 Autumn depletion. 



^ In the Spring when this protecfting soil is leveled, 

 the beds are bettered and enriched to the extent of 

 several inches of good soil. Naturally the soil mu^ 

 be good, and it mu^ be packed hard, and the 

 vegetable garden should be the source of supply, 

 removing it from different places * ' here and there," 

 not robbing ju^ one spot. However, where a great 

 many potatoes are grown, a large amount of this 

 soil can be taken from the potato " hills " and 

 really it never will be missed. After it has been 

 "hard-packed" around the bushes, will you see 

 to it that a liberal coating of lime is spread over 

 all the beds and borders? 



^ I can not warn you too emphatically again^ 

 using the soil in the rose beds and borders for 



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